It cannot at this time be too often repeated; line upon line; precept upon precept; until it comes into the currency of a proverb, To innovate is not to reform. A Letter to a Noble Lord (1796)
Economy is a distributive virtue, and consists not in saving but selection. Parsimony requires no providence, no sagacity, no powers of combination, no comparison, no judgment. A Letter to a Noble Lord (1796)
Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy. A Letter to a Noble Lord (1796)